Sparkles On The Oval Ground

<p><strong>About the Book</strong></p><p>Sparkles On The Oval Ground the first book of the author showcases a substantial range of incidents statistical landmarks and coincidences exciting finishes and sweet-sour anecdotes that this great game of cricket has been revealing for the last one and a half centuries. Various events and achievements or the lack thereof have been viewed from uncharted angles with the aid of available information to give them a unique look. Reference to detailed progressive records of many important present-day world records is a unique feature of this creation. Progressive records narrate how in a particular category the world record has evolved to reach the present one since the beginning. These are not mere lifeless figures but significant statistical history. </p><p></p><p><strong>About the Author</strong></p><p>Sekhar Ranjan Amin has retired as Director from the Department of Posts . Since his college days Sekhar has taken writing on sports seriously and has contributed a number of articles especially on cricket in the regional periodicals. He is an M.A. in Journalism from the Calcutta University with Sports Journalism as a special paper. At a very young age he excelled in the world of quiz and won a number of quiz competitions. When he was 21 he utilised the opportunity of showcasing his skill as a cricket statistician in a book (in Bengali) on cricket laws named 'Cricketer Umpire' written by renowned Test Umpire Samar Roy. Beyond the world of writing Sekhar is an intense mountain-lover. In his younger days he travelled from corner to corner in the Himalayas-Karakoram mountain ranges to explore the life and style of the villages and hamlets there and to enjoy the flora and fauna and the mystic beauty of the non-living nature. Now as he has retired from service Sekhar has taken up pen to write down his first book Sparkles On The Oval Ground.</p>